Fire Devistates Home Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue battled a home blaze on Sunday morning. Emergency crews were alerted just before 10 am to a mobile home fire at 451 Myeena Loop Road and arrived on scene as the fire raged through the structure. Resident Chrisalene Cooper was able to […]
Florence Oregon News
Vietnam Traveling Wall Comes to Florence; OCMM Holds Elections; Whales Appear; 101 Closed for a Time
Vietnam Traveling Wall Comes to Florence The ¾ replica of the national Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall has been slated to come to Florence. Over the past several months Kim Pruitt from Spruce Point Assisted Living has been working with persons responsible for the traveling wall and was able to secure […]
Revision Florence; City Closed for New Year’s Day; Accident 126; Tree Pick up
Revision Florence The bids have been returned and the city is ready to move forward with revision Florence. City Manager Erin Reynolds says the first shovel in the ground should be sometime in February. The city is currently coordinating with ODOT and the contractor for a timeline of events. The […]
Move to Hire New Chief On; Deep Pockets for Charitable Donations; Tree Pick Up; Bridge Work Continues January 2nd
Move to Hire New Chief On Interim fire chief Steve Abel says the groundwork has been laid for the hiring of a permanent Intergovernmental Agency chief administrator. A new job description along with some salary grades have been approved by both boards and now the search begins. “The advertising will […]
Completion Date For City Hall Nears; Grants Offered For Revitalization; Closed For Holiday; No Impact From Storm
Completion Date For City Hall Nears The City of Florence is moving closer to occupying the newly remodeled City Hall. The final walk through with the contractors and the architect happened yesterday. Megan Messmer with the city says they are now working on the detailed punch list of things to […]
Storm Issues; Whale Watching; Auxiliary Toy Drive; Rail Bridge Rehab; Road Re-opened
Storm Issues By noon yesterday afternoon Central Lincoln PUD had announced that outages caused by Monday nights storm had been repaired. The last significant outage on the north side of Mercer Lake had been repaired by 1 pm yesterday. More severe weather is expected to occur throughout the day today […]
Scammer Alert; Storm Causes Outages; Road Closure; Beach and Headland Warning
Scammer Alert The Lane County Sheriff’s Department is once again putting out a warning. Scammers are back on the phones pretending to be a Lieutenant from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office warrants section. A community member was contacted and asked to return a call to 541-658-7006 extension 13 and received […]
Fundraiser Hits New High; High WindsBomb Threat Not Credible; Port Meeting Cancelled; Increased DUI Enforcement; Sheriffs Continue to Seek Missing Florence Man
Fundraiser Hits New High Friday evening was a night of giving as the beachcomber hosted its annual Dan Barnum Scholarship Drive featuring a giveaway of a Fat Tire Bicycle. There was standing room only for the event that raises money for scholarships for Siuslaw high School Seniors. Scott Weiss owner […]
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